SAPD: 1 dead, 3 critically injured in two-vehicle crash near San Antonio International Airport

SAN ANTONIO – A person was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Monday near the San Antonio International Airport, according to San Antonio police.

The crash happened around 6 a.m. on Wetmore Road, just past Broadway Street.

Upon arrival, SAPD said its officers found a minivan had crashed into the rear of an 18-wheeler carrying jet fuel, according to an SAPD preliminary report.

The driver of the minivan, a 58-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene, SAPD said. Three passengers were hospitalized with critical injuries.

An identification for the victim is pending from the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police said the road was closed in both directions for several hours, but it has since reopened.

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